It's official!

I'm a Cadence Missionary!

Candidacy in Colorado

We are now in Dever, CO attending candidacy for me to join Cadence International.

It has been challenging because of how tired we are from mono, as well as emotionally draining esp. for me, but one of the things I love about Cadence is how open and honest and vulnerable these people are. They are broken people who aren't afraid to admit it. They have been through so much, yet now they are here, serving God and loving His other broken people--one of them being me. One of their 'Core Values' is transparency--they want you to be open with where you are and how you are, regardless of how ugly that may be. I feel like I have talked and shared more then I ever have in my whole life.

These are a few of the people who have meant a lot to me. (I found some old pictures of them on the Cadence website =))

daily life continues

So we haven't been good at keeping up this site, but there hasn't been much to write about.

Doug continues to work at Fort Jackson with the youth there. It has been and still is frustrating for him as he waits for the contract to come through so he can work with the main post chapel in addition to the chaplain's kids. There are only 6 kids at the moment, and their parents kind of dictate what happens each week.

I am working at Providence Hospital full time on a medical floor. It's quite the switch from my newborns, but I am getting more experience which will hopefully serve me better when we go to Africa. It's been harder then I expected, mostly because I am still grieving my mom which saps me emotionally.

Physically Doug and I are both still fighting mono and trying to figure out a balance between getting done what we need to and getting rest.

We've also gone to our share of weddings this year. We went to another one yesterday and had the great joy of seeing one of our old friends again.

Until next time!